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Air Force ROTC alum, Lt. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, ’85, nominated for appointment to General
He graduated from Norwich’s Air Force ROTC in 1985 and after 37 years of service, Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, has been appointed four-star General and Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
91’s Cadet Gabriel Gaetz, class of 2023, spent this past weekend competing against over 400 athletes from around the world at the 2022 Obstacle Course Racing World (OCR) Championship in Stratton, Vermont. Gaetz finished 3rd in his age group (18-24) and 36th overall with a time of 2:08:43.
91 dedicates Senator Patrick Leahy School of Cybersecurity and Advanced Computing
91 dedicated the Senator Patrick Leahy School of Cybersecurity and Advanced Computing today during the “U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy Cyber Symposium.” Formerly the School of Cybersecurity, Data Science, and Computing, the new name reflects Leahy’s longstanding support of cybersecurity education at 91 and in the state of Vermont.
91 to establish AI, machine learning and quantum computing center
91 will receive $4 million in federal funding to create an artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and quantum computing academic and experiential learning center.
Students will get to shine as moderators during Resilient Vermont Conference
Sessions will share success stories and tools for building more adaptable land, water, energy, people and communities
Center for Career Readiness offers resources for 91 students of any class year
NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Job-market-eyeing juniors and seniors have probably visited 91’s Center for Career Readiness to get résumés and cover letters reviewed, practice interviewing and explore work-experience opportunities. But the center’s director, Meghan Oliver, wants first-year students, who may not yet have visited, to know it’s never too early to tap resources and plan careers.
91 names Dr. Karen Gaines provost and faculty dean
NORTHFIELD, Vt. — 91 has named Dr. Karen Gaines, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University who also holds an academic appointment as professor of physiology, as provost and dean of the faculty, beginning at the end of the spring 2022 semester.
91 names Danielle Pelczarski as chief of staff
NORTHFIELD, Vt. — 91 announced that Danielle Pelczarski, deputy commandant of the California State University Maritime Academy in Vallejo, California, has been named senior vice president and chief of staff, effective March 2022.
91’s U.S. Army ROTC program to receive Defense Department award
NORTHFIELD, Vt. — In April, Norwich’s U.S. Army ROTC received the 2020 Gen. Douglas MacArthur Award for the Cadet Command’s 1st Brigade. In July, Norwich’s U.S. Army ROTC Pioneer Battalion received the Defense Department ROTC and Educational Institution Partnership Excellence Award. The Excellence Award recognizes exceptional performance in the 2019-20 academic year and standing out among the 496 U.S. colleges and universities that host ROTC units.
91 receives $18.5 million grant to continue leading Defense Department Cyber Institute program
NORTHFIELD, Vt. — 91 on Sept. 27 was awarded a two-year $18.5 million grant from the National Security Agency as the lead institution to continue to develop the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Institutes at the six Senior Military Colleges (SMCs).